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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrini has chosen Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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186 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter throws a leg kick that misses.
Pellegrini doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination that misses
and Pellegrini counters with a three punch combo that has Baxter backing up. Baxter nods at Pellegrini to acknowledge the strikes.
Baxter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Anthony Pellegrini has been cut.
Baxter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pellegrini checks it well.
Pellegrini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
Pellegrini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baxter connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Baxter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baxter throws a low kick, looking for Pellegrini's leg but Pellegrini calmly moves out of range.
Baxter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pellegrini gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Ryan Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrini manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini moves in looking to clinch but Baxter pushes him off.
Pellegrini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baxter motions for Pellegrini to come forward. Baxter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pellegrini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pellegrini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pellegrini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baxter throws a leg kick
and Pellegrini counters with an outside leg kick.
Pellegrini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baxter misses with a low kick.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baxter misses the body punch
and Pellegrini counters with a left and a right that stings Baxter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter lands a jab to the head.
Pellegrini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter throws an overhand right that lands on Pellegrini's shoulder, as Pellegrini tries to avoid the shot.
Pellegrini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pellegrini walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baxter.
Pellegrini avoids the body shot from Baxter.
Nice cross by Baxter.
That has opened up Anthony Pellegrini's cut even more.
Baxter throws a leg kick which misses Pellegrini's front leg but catches the back leg as Pellegrini tries to avoid it.
Baxter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baxter throws a leg kick but Pellegrini moved away.
Pellegrini checks a low kick from Baxter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baxter.
Pellegrini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baxter misses with a low kick.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pellegrini.
Baxter throws a shot from downtown. Pellegrini moves away and avoids it.
Baxter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baxter thows a body shot but no joy.
Pellegrini wants to clinch.
Pellegrini looks to land a combination but Baxter avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Pellegrini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baxter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pellegrini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pellegrini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baxter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pellegrini. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pellegrini throws a combination that misses
and Baxter counters with a leg kick.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pellegrini.
Baxter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baxter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pellegrini looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Pellegrini throws a hook to the side of Baxter's head but Baxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baxter thows a body kick. Pellegrini tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Pellegrini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baxter stuns Pellegrini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baxter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baxter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pellegrini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pellegrini might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baxter has got the better of the exchanges.
A cross from Baxter lands.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
Pellegrini takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baxter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baxter is looking to land body kicks.
Baxter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pellegrini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pellegrini is breathing heavily.
Pellegrini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter tests Pellegrini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pellegrini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baxter.
Pellegrini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The cut above Anthony Pellegrini's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pellegrini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baxter.
Nice uppercut there from Baxter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baxter, right into the meat.
Anthony Pellegrini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pellegrini was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter.
Pellegrini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Crack! A monster head kick from Baxter and Pellegrini falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Baxter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Baxter!
After the big win, Ryan Baxter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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